I bought a Smart car two months ago which has an electrical problem - should the warranty cover this?

I bought a Smart car on a 55 plate with 52,000 miles two months ago. It appears that the wiring loom has shorted out, affecting a number of systems. I don't know the full outcome yet but this will be expensive....

My son bought a Ford Mondeo privately which has a starter motor fault - does he have any claim on the vendor?

My son has recently purchased privately a 2002 Ford Mondeo that was advertised as being a "very clean original genuine example of this ever popular car". He inspected it and was shown a large number of...

I sold a car which turned out to have been clocked - where do I stand legally?

I bought a car from a trader with no warranty - sold as seen. After six months I sold the car on with a 'sold as seen' invoice stating the following on the invoice. The odometer said 84,000 miles when...

I am being spuriously charged for damage after returning a leased Mercedes-Benz ML320CDI.

Hi, my wife and I had our 30-month-old Mercedes-Benz ML320CDI collected the other week following a lease we took out. The car had only covered around 16,000 miles against an allowance of 25,000. The car...

Our Carioca motorhome was to be supplied with the wrong upholstery and by rejecting it we are in breach of contract. Why?

At a recent show, we paid £1000 deposit on a Carioca 746 Motorhome on 16 October 2009 at a price of £40,000 (plus extras of approximately £2000). The van was the latest Carioca 746 model and had green/cream...

Our Rover Streetwise's head gasket has gone twice in 14,000 miles - should the garage contribute?

We have a Rover Streetwise that the head gasket went on last May. We took it to a garage for repairs at a cost of £500. Last week the head gasket went again after only around 14,000 miles. We took it back...

I bought a 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190 LE which needs work on the rear brakes. Should the dealer pay?

I bought a 1993 Mercedes-Benz 190 LE 2.0 about one and a half months ago. It has now developed a loud vibrating/rubbing noise upon braking. I bought the car from a dealer with 12 months' MOT. My technician...

The DPF in my Mazda 6 has failed - should the dealer replace it?

I bought a secondhand 2007 Mazda 6 estate with 62000 miles clocked, so it's out of warranty but under three years old, from a very small dealer - they seemed to sell one car at a time from home but traded...

Rights and wrongs

My son has recently purchased a SAAB 1.9 diesel. When taking a journey shortly afterwards he noticed a sound from the rear, which he thought was a bearing fault. I advised him to return to the dealer but...

My motorcycle seized a day after being serviced due to low oil. What are my rights?

My question concerns a motorcycle, but that is not significant as I believe the circumstances would apply equally to a car. On 22 June this year I bought myself a brand new motorcycle as a fun bike. It...